chub
Object Detail
Object Name
fish
Description
Preserved and cased Chub, caught F. Taylor in the River Thames at Cherwell, on the 7th December, 1927. Weight 4lbs 6ozs.
CHUB
Latin name -Leuciscus cephalus
Colour - It has a dark greyish green back, grey, green or bluish sides with a yellowish belly. The lower fins are reddish brown and the others dark brown.
Size - Chub normally weigh 1.5kg (3lb) and grow to 50/60cm in length. Chub can live for over 12 years and the biggest fish ever caught weighed 7.5kb (16lb).
Characteristics - The chub is a member of the carp family. Its body is long and its head is wide with a wide mouth. It has large, black edged scales which are characteristic to the chub.
Habitat - The chub likes deep, clean and slow flowing water and it typically found in the middle reaches of rivers usually in shoals.
Diet - They feed on crustaceans and insects and the larger ones on smaller fish and frogs. The chub is not a fussy eater and will try most things it comes across.
How fished for - Bait used varies widely as they are attracted by many basic food stuffs
Interesting facts - An old English name for the chub is Loggerhead.
CHUB
Latin name -Leuciscus cephalus
Colour - It has a dark greyish green back, grey, green or bluish sides with a yellowish belly. The lower fins are reddish brown and the others dark brown.
Size - Chub normally weigh 1.5kg (3lb) and grow to 50/60cm in length. Chub can live for over 12 years and the biggest fish ever caught weighed 7.5kb (16lb).
Characteristics - The chub is a member of the carp family. Its body is long and its head is wide with a wide mouth. It has large, black edged scales which are characteristic to the chub.
Habitat - The chub likes deep, clean and slow flowing water and it typically found in the middle reaches of rivers usually in shoals.
Diet - They feed on crustaceans and insects and the larger ones on smaller fish and frogs. The chub is not a fussy eater and will try most things it comes across.
How fished for - Bait used varies widely as they are attracted by many basic food stuffs
Interesting facts - An old English name for the chub is Loggerhead.
Accession No
1998.81.7
Collection
River Thames
Associated Date
07 Dec 1927
Associated Period
20th century
Date
07 Dec 1927